June 14, 2014

Four short months ago, the collecting world didn’t know much about Panini America’s Spectra brand aside from the fact that the company was debuting the technologically gifted product as one of its final products of the 2013 NFL season. Of course, then the product actually hit the market and proceeded to become one of the best new releases of the entire year, highlighted by a bold, new take on Panini America’s popular Optichrome printing technology, and some of the most coveted, colorful and attractive on-card autographs and memorabilia cards of the season.

The trailblazing debut of 2013 Spectra Football immediately piqued the interest of collectors and begged the question: “Would Spectra crossover to other sports?” The answer, as collectors will find out next month with the release of 2013-14 Spectra Basketball, is a profound “Absolutely!”